Bursting with laughs, more laughs, music and escándalo (scandal), and making its NYC debut at the SoHo Playhouse. You thought your holidays with the family were dramatic? Try these three hilarious, touching and surprisingly personal Christmas stories of holidays past told by three acclaimed American Latina comedians.

“CRITIC’S CHOICE… hilarious and heart-wrenching…[a] very special ‘Special’”

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diana yanezCreator / Writer / Performer

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MARIA RUSSELLWriter / Performer

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SANDRA VALLSWriter / Performer

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GEOFFREY RIVASDirector / Producer

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MATTHEW QUINN

Producer

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MATTHEW QUINN

(Producer) has been involved in theater production and venue management for over 20 years in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He created COMBINED ARTFORM, as a production company in 1998 with Producer Bertha Rodriguez and has produced, co-produced, presented, booked and promoted hundreds of shows. He has been an active player as an advisor, venue manager with the Hollywood Fringe Festival since its onset in 2010, He has been involved with 15 shows in the Hollywood Fringe including Top of the Fringe and Best Comedy WOMEN (w/Beth Dies) and Pick of the Fringe (w/Fringe Management). Also, in 2010, Matthew started the ENCORE Awards, for “best of” Hollywood Fringe and in 2016 BEYOND ENCORES. From the ENCORES, he has co-produced extensions of Pulp Shakespeare, Pokemusical and Sunny Afternoon. In 2016, he and Bertha Rodriguez partnered with Studio C Artists to explore stage to film/TV models. In 2017 Asylum Consulting started to expand in production and promotional services to other individuals and companies. Starting in 2018 Matthew Quinn has become a West Coast scout for the NYC ENCORES and Soho Playhouse as well as an associate producer on the Fringe Encore Series and Latina Christmas Special coming this December.. In 2019 Matthew and Asylum expanded their services to International companies in Tokyo and the UK. He looks forward to the future of Fringe and Independent Theatre. TheaterAsylum.com